Near Centerville in Linn County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Priests House

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 25, 2013

1. Priests House Marker

Inscription.

Some of the Jesuit priests who lived and served here

Fr. Christian Hoecken • Fr. Francis Renaud • Fr. Felix Vanquickenborne • Fr. Peter John Verhaegen • Fr. Peter Desmet • Fr. Fleix [sic] Verreydt • Fr. John Baptist Smedts • Fr. Herman Aelen

With many trials and hardships for the love of God and their fellowman.

A.M.D.G.

Erected by Indian Awareness Center of the Fulton County Historical Society and St. Philippine Duchesne Memorial Park Committee.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Potawatomi Trail of Death series list.

Location. 38° 14.062′ N, 94° 56.605′ W. Marker is near Centerville, Kansas, in Linn County. It can be reached from West 1525th Road. Marker is on the grounds of St. Philippine Duchesne Memorial Park, off 1525th Road, about four miles ENE of Centerville. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Centerville KS 66014, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kansas and specifically in Bleeding Kansas Border War Country.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

on the prairies,

on the Southern Plains,

and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Log Convent (here, next to this marker); Father Petit and the Trail of Death

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(a few steps from this marker); "Quah-Kah-Ka-Num-Ad" (a few steps from this marker); Log Cabin School (within shouting distance of this marker); Daily Offering (within shouting distance of this marker); Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Onkweonweke Katsitsiio Teotsitsianekaron (within shouting distance of this marker); Ft. Scott and California Road (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Father Petit and the Potawatomi 'Trail of Death' (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Centerville.

Also see . . .
1. St. Philippine Duchesne Memorial Park, KS. (Submitted on December 7, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Potawatomi Trail of Death. (Submitted on December 7, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 7, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 569 times since then and 12 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on December 7, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.

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